[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [NS](./bitburner.ns.md) > [kill](./bitburner.ns.kill.md) ## NS.kill() method Terminate the script with the provided PID. **Signature:** ```typescript kill(pid: number): boolean; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
pid	number	The PID of the script to kill.

**Returns:** boolean True if the script is successfully killed, and false otherwise. ## Remarks RAM cost: 0.5 GB Kills the script with the provided PID. PIDs are unique across all hosts. To instead kill a script using its filename, host, and args, see [the other ns.kill entry](./bitburner.ns.kill_1.md). ## Example ```js // kills the script with PID 20: ns.kill(20); ```